Snowy Plover

[Joerg Rockenberger]

One of my first images with my new 500F4IS. :D

Thanks for looking. JR

Canon 40D, 500F4IS, 1/800, F8, ISO-200, Manual Exposure, Tripod with Mongoose 3.5a

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

I really like the angle,forground and bg!!!

[Tony Whitehead]

Lovely image, John. You must be happy with that new lens! Lovely sharpness and plumage detail. DOF spot on. Would usually suggest cropping a bit bit from the bottom to decentre the bird but in this case I think the centred bird works well . Lovely colour palette. Well done.

[Doug Brown]

Congrats on the new lens John! Another vote for cropping a little off the bottom.

[Rich Ikerd]

Really great intimate image John with wonderful detail. I'm in the "a little of the bottom" crowd.

[Steve Maxson]

A beautiful, clean image, John. I like the resting-in-a-little-beach-depression look. For me, it works as presented, though a little off the bottom might be even better. Well done.

[Joerg Rockenberger]

Thank you all for the kind feedback. Yes, I was wondering too about the strong front OOF area but didn't like the other crops I tried. JR

[christopher galeski]

very nice shot john,love the plover family.cheers.

[Mark Schmitt]

Way to get down at the birds level. This gives the impression of someone stalking up and just cresting the dune in foregroung and comming eye-to-eye with an unexpecting bird. Image says alot. Well done.

[Joerg Rockenberger]

Christopher & Mark,

Thanks for the feedback! JR